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"Danse Macabre"
Season 1, Episode 5
Air date	December 8, 2011
Written by	David Greenwalt Jim Kouf
Directed by	David Solomon
Guest Stars	Claire Coffee as Adalind Schade Nick Thurston as Roddy Geiger Sharon Sachs as Dr. Harper Judith Hoag as Mrs. Jessup Amelia Rose Blair as Sarah Jennings
Co-starring	Russell Hodgkinson as Ephram Geiger Danny Bruno as Bud Co-stars
In literature	The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Previous	"Lonelyhearts"
Next	"Three Bad Wolves"

"Danse Macabre" is the fifth episode of Season 1 of Grimm. It first aired on December 8, 2011 on NBC and is based off of of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The episode is named for the classical musical theme used in various scenes during the episode.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Grimms and Creatures 3 Production Notes 3.1 Continuity 3.2 Trivia 4 Unanswered Questions 5 Images 6 Videos 6.1 Promo scenes

SynopsisEdit

Nick Burkhardt's and Hank Griffin’s investigation of a dead high school teacher leads them to the school’s outcast, Roddy Geiger.

A rave is being held somewhere in Portland, Oregon. At the same time, a string quartet consisting of Sarah Jennings, Carter Brimley, Trey Harrison and Marvin is practicing Saint-Saëns's Danse macabre (translating as "Dance of Death") under the direction of Paul Lawson at the Von Hamelin Music Institute. Later that evening Lawson enters his car and finds many rats inside. The rats attack. The next morning, the school principal, Grace Kaplan finds Lawson dead in his car with rats walking on his partially eaten body.

Nick realizes that there’s more to Roddy than meets the eye, and enlists Monroe’s help to get through to the troubled teenager before he exacts revenge on the students who wronged him.

Meanwhile, Nick learns that his presence is beginning to affect the creature world.

Grimms and CreaturesEdit

• Reinigen
• Hexenbiest
• Blutbad
• Eisbiber

Production NotesEdit

ContinuityEdit

• This marks the first appearance of Bud the Eisbiber who reappears in later episodes.

TriviaEdit

• "Danse Macabre" is French for "the Dance of Death"
• "Danse Macabre" is also the name of a symphony piece by Saint-Saëns, of which the violin solo is played by Roddy several times. The tune was also used in "Hush," an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Unanswered QuestionsEdit

ImagesEdit

Main article: Danse Macabre/Images

VideosEdit

Promo scenesEdit

v · d · e Grimm Season One Episodes "Pilot" • "Bears Will Be Bears" • "Beeware" • "Lonelyhearts" • "Danse Macabre" • "Three Bad Wolves" • "Let Your Hair Down" • "Game Ogre" • "Of Mouse and Man" • "Organ Grinder" • "Tarantella" • "Last Grimm Standing" • "Three Coins in a Fuchsbau" • "Plumed Serpent" • "Island of Dreams" • "The Thing With Feathers" • "Love Sick" • "Cat and Mouse" • "Leave It to Beavers" • "Happily Ever Aftermath" • "Big Feet" • "Woman in Black" Stars David Giuntoli as Nick Burkhardt • Russell Hornsby as Hank Griffin • Bitsie Tulloch as Juliette Silverton • Silas Weir Mitchell as Monroe • Sasha Roiz as Sean Renard • Reggie Lee as Wu Recurring Robert Blanche as Franco • Danny Bruno as Bud • Claire Coffee as Adalind Schade • Sharon Sachs as Harper • Bree Turner as Rosalee Calvert Wesen Blutbad • Eisbiber • Fuchsbau • Hexenbiest • Hässlich Seasons Season 1 • Season 2